Varaha Purana 75.34: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 34
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
अर्वाक् च निषधस्याथ वेद्यर्धं दक्षिणं स्मृतम् । परं शृङ्गवतो यच्च वेद्यर्धं हि तदुत्तरम् ॥ ७५.३४ ॥
arvāk ca niṣadhasyātha vedyardhaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ smṛtam | paraṃ śṛṅgavatō yac ca vedyardhaṃ hi tad uttaram || 75.34 ||
Na południe od Niṣadhy tradycyjnie rozumie się południową połowę Vedi; a to, co leży za Śṛṅgavatem, jest zaiste północną połową Vedi.
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It preserves a Purāṇic scheme of regional delimitation using named landmarks (e.g., Niṣadha, Śṛṅgavat), reflecting how premodern Sanskrit texts encoded geography through mountains and boundary terms.
Niṣadha and Śṛṅgavat are invoked as boundary points. In scholarship, Niṣadha is often treated as a major mountain-range/toponym in Purāṇic cosmography; Śṛṅgavat is likewise presented as a landmark, though precise modern identification varies by interpretive tradition.
The verse primarily conveys descriptive cultural geography rather than a direct ethical injunction; indirectly, it supports cultural heritage mapping by defining regions through remembered landmarks.
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